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Free tutors available to Guard families
October 15, 2010
Postal service sets holiday mail deadline
October 12, 2010
Tricare promotes mail-order pharmacy option
October 12, 2010
Colorado Army Guardsman wins military division of Ironman triathlon
October 12, 2010
U. S. Army Captain Robert Killian, a signal officer with the 2nd Battalion, 185th Division, Colorado National Guard speeds by the crowd after transtioning from the water to the bike while competing in the Iron Man Triathlon World Championship on Oct. 9, while at Kona-Kailua, Hawaii. The grueling race is both a mentally and physically challenging event. The competitors must complete a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike race and then finish with a 26 mile marathon all in one day. The race takes place Oct. 9 and has more than 1,800 competitors.
Coast Guardsman tests body and spririt at Ironman championship
October 12, 2010
U. S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Rebecca Beckmann, of Cheshire, Connecticut and currently a graduate student at Oregon State University where she is studying for a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering adjusts her flag as she embarks on the bike portion of the Iron Man Triathlon World Championship on Oct. 9, while at Kona-Kailua, Hawaii. The grueling race is both a mentally and physically challenging event. The competitors must complete a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike race and then finish with a 26 mile marathon all in one day. The race takes place Oct. 9 and has more than 1,800 competitors.
Earnhardt advances one position in championship standings
October 5, 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored NASCAR racecar team, work quickly to get their car out of pit row and back into the race Oct. 3 at Kansas Speedway, Kan.
Army Guard recruiters encourage environmental stewardship
October 1, 2010
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New York Air Guard receives C-5M Super Galaxy for final refurbishment
September 30, 2010
C-5M Super Galaxy.
Colorado Guard trains for deployment with Slovenians
September 30, 2010
Army Staff Sgt. Paul Bianchi, a driver and gunner with the Colorado Army National Guard's Operational Mentor and Liaison Team-Augmentation and formerly an infantryman with the scout platoon of COARNG's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry, waits for formation outside his barracks with some Slovenian soldiers who he has been training with at U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels in Germany, Sept. 3, 2010. The OMLT-A spent five weeks training at Hohenfels in order to fulfill its Joint Mission Readiness Center requirements in preparation for its deployment to Afghanistan in October.
Georgia Air Guard attends England's air tattoo
September 30, 2010
The Savannah-based 165th Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard was a big hit with children at the 2010 Royal International Air Tattoo in England.
Idaho Guardsmen develop intelligence collection skills
September 30, 2010
Idaho National Guard members from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's Company Intelligence Support Teams collect intelligence materials during a recent exercise at the tactical search house on Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Camp Shelby, Miss.
National Guard launches mobile education lab
September 30, 2010
Cadets from the Maryland Freestate ChalleNGe Academy participate in one of the interactive components of the National Guard's mobile Energy Lab during the unveiling at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2010. The Energy Lab, part of the Guard's Mobile Learning Center program, is designed to promote interest in the sciences and technology fields through interactive, game-based scenarios. The lab is scheduled to travel to throughout 10 states as a way to encourage and develop interest among high school juniors and seniors in the sciences.
VA extends coverage for Gulf War veterans
September 30, 2010
Department of Veterans Affairs seal
Washington Guard, Thailand hone emergency response capacity
September 30, 2010
Thai firefighters respond to simulated personnel injuries during emergency response exercises held at the Port of Bangkok, Thailand.
Air Force finds 'Best Practices" in New York Air Guard unit
September 29, 2010
Air Force Gen. Gary L. North, commander of Pacific Air Forces, second from left, meets with the 105th Airlift Wing Maintenance Steering Group 3 Validation/Verification Team, winner of one of the Chief of Staff Best Practice here Sept 15, 2010. From left are: Capt. Ed DeFalcon from New Hampton, N.Y.; North; Staff Sgt. Robivar Atienza from Suffern, N.Y.; and Senior Master Sergeants Dave Pritchard from Campbell Hall, N.Y. and Robert Diresta of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The team has two Air National Guard Team Excellence awards and a total of five Air Force and Air National Guard level Best Practices awards for their work to streamline C5 maintenance.
Florida Guardsman takes on joint-service security mission at Gulf port
September 29, 2010
A Stryker vehicle drives aboard a cargo vessel Sept. 12, 2010 at the Sea Port of Debarkation in Kuwait, where 1st Lt. Shawn E. Britton, a Florida National Guard Soldier with Battery B under 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, and his fellow Seminole Soldiers have been pulling security since March.
Kentucky Guard holds security reins at equestrian event
September 29, 2010
Kentucky National Guard Pfc. Justin Piercy, a soldier assigned to Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery, provides security at one of the horse competitions at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky., Sept 25.
Air Force uniform phaseout dates draw near
September 29, 2010
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Florida Guardsman wears Americal patch in Afghanistan
September 28, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class William Pegler, the battalion fuel handler for the Florida National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group deployed to Camp Montrond, Afghanistan, still wears an Americal Division combat patch he earned while serving in the Vietnam War. His unlit cigar is also a staple for the 58-year-old grandfather.
Georgia Guardsman pulls double duty as math professor
September 28, 2010
Spc. Doug Lane, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), explains an algebraic equation to his math class at the COB Adder Education Centeron Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2010.